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National Grid (National Grid) Cash Ratio : 0.23 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is National Grid Cash Ratio?

The Cash Ratio measures a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations with cash and near-cash resources. It is calculated as a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities divides by its Total Current Liabilities. National Grid's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.23.

National Grid has a Cash Ratio of 0.23. It indicates that there are more current liabilities than Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities, and the company does not have sufficient cash on hand to pay off its short-term debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for National Grid's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

NGG' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.12   Med: 0.27   Max: 0.82
Current: 0.23

During the past 13 years, National Grid's highest Cash Ratio was 0.82. The lowest was 0.12. And the median was 0.27.

NGG's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
59.39% of 495 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.3 vs NGG: 0.23

National Grid Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Grid's Cash Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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National Grid Cash Ratio Chart

National Grid Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.24 0.24 0.27 0.13 0.30

National Grid Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.12 0.13 0.15 0.30 0.23

Competitive Comparison of National Grid's Cash Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, National Grid's Cash Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


National Grid's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, National Grid's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where National Grid's Cash Ratio falls into.



National Grid Cash Ratio Calculation

The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.

National Grid's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Mar. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=3314.32/11080.097
=0.30

National Grid's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=2360.149/10246.287
=0.23

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


National Grid  (NYSE:NGG) Cash Ratio Explanation

The cash ratio is more conservative than other liquidity ratios, such as Quick Ratio and Current Ratio, because it only considers a company's most liquid resources. The numerator of cash ratio only considers Cash, Cash Equivalents and marketable securities. Other current assets, such as accounts receivable and inventories, are not included. The rationale is that these assets may require time to be transformed into cash, and the amount of money received is also uncertain.

The cash ratio shows a company’s ability to pay all current liabilities immediately without selling or liquidating other assets. Generally speaking, a higher cash ratio suggests the company has a stronger ability to cover its short-term debt. However, a high cash ratio could also indicate inefficient management: the company is inefficient in making full utilization of cash to invest protential profitable project. It may also suggest that the company is not confident about future profitability.

In general, the higher the cash ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.


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National Grid (National Grid) Business Description

Address
1-3 Strand, London, GBR, WC2N 5EH
National Grid owns and operates the electric transmission system in England and Wales. It sold the bulk of its U.K. gas transmission business in fiscal 2023 to fund the acquisition of PPL's U.K. power distribution assets. In the Northeastern United States, it serves electricity and gas customers combined in three states. It also owns regulated transmission and electricity generation in the United States, metering services, merchant transmission lines in the U.K., and the Grain (U.K.) liquefied natural gas facility.